Inkwell



AApril 22 1924 J. E. TURNER INKWELL Filed Sept. 12. 1921 ZA @la la,"

A TTOHNEYS Patented Apr. 22, 1924.

' UNITED 'STATES FATENT'OFFICE.

` JOHN EDGAR TURNER, 0F MCCLURE, VIRGINIA.

INKWELL.

Application filed September `12, 1921. Serial No. 500,044.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. TURNER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of McClure, in the county of Dickenson and State of Virginia,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Inkwells, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to ink wells, and it consists in the combinations,constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide an ink well having a cover foran ink reservoir therein movably connected with a pen holding rack,whereby the cover will be moved into closed position when a pen isplaced on the rack and will be moved into open position when the pen isremoved from the rack.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed that 'is simple in construction and can be manufacturedcheaply. y

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the i novel features of the invention will be particularly pointedout. in the appended claims. e

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming partofjthis application, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of thedevice, portions thereof being broken away and other portions beingshown in section,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device, portions thereof being brokenaway, and

Figure 3 is a section along the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a body portion 1 of generalrectangular shape, as clearly shown in the drawings. The body portion 1may be formed of glass, metal, or any other suitable material ,and isfashioned with an upstanding integral extension 2 along its rear edge,which has the form of a plate, as best seen in Figure 1. The extension 2is fashioned with a plurality of slots 3 extending vertically from theupper edge thereof to the upper face of the body portion 1. The slots 3have their greatest width at their upperl ends and are then reduced inwidth uniformly for approximately half of their height, being uniform inwidth from that point to their lower ends. A pair of vertical alinedvangular grooves or recesses 7 7. in

their upper ends in which a pen holder 8 may be disposed. A stub shaftQ'is4 journaled in the plates 4-4 adjacent to their lower ends andcarries awpiniony -10 which is in mesh with the teeth 11 lon-th'e upper'4face of a disk portion 12v of an arm 13. The portion 12 of the arm 13is rotatably mounted on a vertical shaft 14 )fast inare'cfessl in theupper face of the body portion. 1. The arm 13 is entirely disposed inthe recess 154 and can be moved pivotally therein aboutthe axis of theverticalsha'ft'f14. HlThe arm 13 is formed integrallywith or is rigidlyconnected to a cover 16 for a vertical chamber 17 which iscommunicatively con-` nected at its lower endf by a passa-gew with themain reservoir 1 9 which formed in the body portion 1, as shown. l Thereservoir 19 has a filler opening 20` for 'whiclfk a cover 21 isprovided.

The shaft 9 carries an arm 22 whichextends above thel upperv ends'` ofthe .plates 4 4 and is Acurved to conformWv'vithl the curva-ture of aside wall of the slot/3. V-shaped spring member 23 is disposed in theslot 3 atits lower end with 'one 24 thereof contacting one 'wall ofthefslot 3 anddits other arm 25 reacting against the' arm 22 and tendingto swing the latter from the position indicated by the full lines inFigure 1 into the position indicated by the dotted lines in the samefigure. It will be manifest that such a movement of the arm 22 willrotate the pinion 10 and in consequence the arm 13will be moved withinthe recess 15 from the position indicated by the full lines in Figure 2into the position' indicated by the dotted lines in the same figure. Thecover 16, which is integral with the arm 13 or rigidly secured thereto,will likewise be moved in the recess 15 and the compartment or chamber17 will be uncovered.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood. When a pen holder is moveddownwardlyv in the slot 3 against the action of the spring 23 to rest onthe upper ends of the plates 4 4, the arm 22 will be maintained in theposition indicated by the full lines in Figure 1 and the ink chamber orcompartment 17 will be closed, thereby preventing the evaporation of theink therefrom and preventing dust and the like from falling into thechamber. When it is desired to use the pen, the pen holder is graspedand removed from the slot 3. The arm 22 is then moved into the positionindicated by the dotted lines in Figure 1 by action of the spring 23 andthe cover 16 is moved laterally of the open upper end of the chamber 17in the manner described.

A cover plate 26 is superposed on the upper face of the body portion 1and is fashioned with a relatively raised or vertically offset portion27 adapted to overlie the pinion 10 and the gear disk 12, whereby theseparts are housed without there being any interference with the operationthereof. The cover plate 26 is formed with a cavity 28 therein in whichpen points, paper clips, pins, and the like may be placed.

Itvwill be observed that the ink well embodying'my invention has thegeneral appearance of an ink well of ordinary construction` and isadapted for all uses to which an ordinary ink well may be put. Inaddition, a great economy is effected in that the ink in the chamber 17is kept free from dust and the chamber 17 is covered at all times exceptwhen ink is being taken therefrom. An opening 29 is provided in thecover plate 26 to permit access to the chamber 17 when the cover 16 hasbeen displaced.v

I claim: y

1. An ink well comprising a substantially rectangular body portionformed with an ink holding reservoir in its upper side and with avertical extension along one edge, said extension being fashioned with avertically extending slot therein, a cover for the reservoir, a pair ofvertical plates attached to opposite sides of the extension in positionto close the lower portion of the slot, a horizontal shaft journalled inthe plates adjacent to the lower end of the slot, a pinion carried bythe shaft, an arm rigidly secured at one end to said cover and fashionedat its other end to provide a disk portion, said disk portion beingprovided with a series of gear teeth on one face thereof, means forpivotally attaching said disk portion to the body portion to cause saidteeth to mesh with said pinion, an arm upstanding in the slot vabove thelevel of the plates, said arm being rigidly secured at its lower end tosaid horizontal shaft and being curved to conform with one wall of saidSlot, and spring means disposed in said slot and reacting against saidupstanding arm to yieldingly hold it against the wall of the recessopposite the first mentioned wall.

2. An ink well comprising a frame having an ink reservoir therein and acompartment in communication with said reservoir, a cover adapted toclose the top of said compartment, a plate disposed over said reservoirand cover, and having an opening in registration with said compartment,and

means for moving said cover into closed po-v sition, said means beingadapted to grip a pen and being actuated whena en is disposed therein,said means also being adapted to move said cover into opened positionwhen the pen is removed therefrom.

3. An ink well comprising a body portion formed with an extension havinga pen receiving slot therein, Vsaid body having an ink reservoirtherein, an arm disposed inV said slot and being moved when a pen isdisposed in the slot, a cover for -said reservoir, and a pinionoperatively connecting vsaid arm to said cover, whereby said cover willbe moved into closed position when a pen is disposed insaid slot.

JOHN EDGAR TURNER.

